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and they shall spring up as among the grass,
    as willows by the water courses.
One will say, “I am the Lord’s”;
    another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
and another will write on his hand, “Belonging to the Lord,”
    and name himself by the name of Israel.

Idolatry Condemned

Thus says the Lord the King of Israel,
    and his Redeemer the Lord of Hosts:
I am the first, and I am the last;
    besides Me there is no God.

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They will spring up like grass(A) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(B) by flowing streams.(C)
Some will say, ‘I belong(D) to the Lord’;
    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand,(E) ‘The Lord’s,’(F)
    and will take the name Israel.

The Lord, Not Idols

“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King(G) and Redeemer,(H) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;(I)
    apart from me there is no God.(J)

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